Vecvechooketc. - do you really think there are 80 SAR pilots just sat out there waiting for the adverts? The only place the pilots can come from is from within the military unless you drop the qualification requirements and put any Tom, Dick or Harriet into the seats.
Is that the daylight only Portland SAR you are talking about? The same ones who were given all the infrastructure at Portland instaed of having to build it themselves. Not really a fair comparison to 771 is it?
I guess from your remarks that you have no experience of SAR - if all studes are taught it and it is so easy, why do we have SAR flights at all? Anyone can hover over the sea on a nice day, well almost anyone but it is the nasty weather and darkness that needs an extra little bit of skill.